The U.S. Army is now practicing mass graves on the battlefield (a practice not done since the Korean War) Soldiers in North Carolina completed a "test of concept" exercise for temporary burial on a large-scale battlefield Sergeant 1st Class Delbert Rhode, the senior NCO for casualty management for the 3rd CSC: "This exercise allowed us to take a critical look at how we honor, respect and systematically manage our fallen in high-intensity conflict high ".